Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

This pedal is very easy to use....
you can try your own sound as it has a great EQ with bass treble mid and mid cut .. you can also change the distortion level and the main voloume at it
its manual is pretty good it gives you some presets that you can use and they sound pretty nice
i give a 9 here

What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with?

i am using ESP guitars with humbucker pickups on it
and i am using a crybabeQ95 wah and valve amps mainly it give great distortion.

Is it noisy? On what settings?

It is noisy if you give a lot of distortion if you keep the distortion knob at high levels ... it can be used for heavy distorted riffs but i prefer to use it in lead parts
it kicks *** at solos :-)
Are the effects weak or do they always sound great?

it is not always great at sound cause you cant use it for every taste it is good on leads and on metal riffs

What amp are you using it with?

valve amps mainly

Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they?

it can give you some great lead sound like Hammett it can also give sound like Murray or smith ... it can give you a great metal lead sound but in rock riffs and leads i dont use it much

Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad?

i like it when i stack it with wah and reverb.... it is perfect
also chorus are good and does not lose sound quality
flanger is interesting if is stack with an MT-2



8 cause it doesnt cover big variety of sound th

Can you depend on it?

you can absolutely depend on it ... its a very strong pedal.. as i have it for long time it has felt some times from 1.5M height or even more to bare floor but it still works perfect

Would you use it on a gig without a backup?

I would never use anything in a gig without backup so it cant be a exception to the rule

i have it about 5 years and i never needed to repair it or contact to boss... so o have no opinion on this section

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match?

metall at most times and it rocks
it isnt very good at the good old rockies ... you better use OD there

How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own?

playing 9 years tube amps :marshall handwired stack , tsl 100 stack , crybabe wah , multieffect pedalls, line 6 pods , srtat guitar
i had a line six spider amp at my first steps to combine it and it sounded good

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else?

i wouldnt buy it again as my amps have pretty cool distortion now so i dont need it

when i bought I hadnt such good amps so i needed it

what do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature?

i love EQ and its durability


in others i cannot reply
i give 8 overall

it takes 5 minutes to find your sound but after that
you get bad man lows and little girl highs

sound quality is amazing even plugged into an acoustic amp
i play it normally threw a dean markley or my peavey amp straight out into the pedal and then into either my fender strat or my gibson sg and sounds good with any effect on my amps

bought my used and i still kick the shat outta it, its a heavy pedal you can beat it up and it'll last

havnt used it hope dont need too

i play anything from lamb of god to metalica and the pedal sounds great and ive used other distortoin pedals ad you cant get the same sound out of a pedal as you would outta this one ive used $150 and they dont compare to the 50 i spent on this one

it's a plug in and go process.....easy to figure out for newbies and easy to master for old scoolers...i run mine through the front of the amp in the high and or low inputs..depending on yhe venue and surroundings..the manual had several settings and my setting was a mixture of all of them...

i usually play through korean guitars with gibson 500 pickups into solid state amps with fairly expensive cords and patch cords...sometimes a boss noise gate after the MT....but i never have the gate on....i dont use a lot of the gain or the level knob and i eq the tone according to ,once again, the venue...and i have never been lost without my "tone" on any of these different sounding rooms or outdoor gigs..the bottom line is that with this pedal, i can get my sound out of any amps' clean channel...

well, i have one on the pedal train..and one on a backup pedaltrain and one in my gigbag.....i think i also have one in my van...and ny bass player carrys one for mr in his gig bag...
so i dont know if i would have to worry about it much...and i am actually using the same one i started out with years ago, on my main pedal board...and i have never had any problems...i have always used an adapter with it.

boss is a great company to deal with....i love my pedals

i have been playing metal since it was called just plain old rock and roll....and i really need reliable gear that sounds great and takes a beating and i have never been disappointed in this pedal...i really cant compare it to anything else cuz i dont like anything else and believe me i tried em all....cheap,reliable and everybodys got one....so what are you waiting for....

The metal zone has 6 knobs (volume, high, low, mid range, mid and distortion.) It can be potentially fiddly at times, but finding a good tone isn't hard.
It can take a little time tweaking the settings to find a tone you love, and to remember the position of the dials.

The sound quality of this pedal is fantastic. It has been my sole distortion pedal for many a year and provides harsh, growly lows, right through to brilliantly smooth high end screams.

I've owned mine for 6 years, the majority of the time it has spend plugged in to power, extremely reliable and has never made me cry.

Great pedal. I don't play metal music but it's fantastic tones, extreme versatility and reliability make this one of my all time favourite pedals. A must have for anyone looking for great, diverse distortion.

I think it's pretty easy.
4 knobs: 1Level(Volume),1Distortion,1EQ High/Low(-15.+15)and 1EQ Middle/Mid Freq(200.5k). If you don't know how to use them just give it a try and find your personal sound.

I must say that I don't like metal and the metal sound, but I just wanted to try it. Although if you like metal than you should buy this pedal, it has the classic metal sound. As said before it has the ''zzzz'' metal sound, so buy it only if you want to play metal with it.

Would you use it on a gig without a backup?
-Oh yea, this pedal will never let you stand on the stage like a loser. You can really depend on it.

I don't know, never needed any help because I never had problems with it since it's a good wuality pedal.

If you like metal then you must buy this pedal, it is really good playing it!

It takes a long time and a lot of experience to get th sound you want. You have a lot of options on this pedal (positive) but the most of the sounds you get out of it just s//k.

Lot of people say, this pedal is good for everything. That??s not true!!!!!! It does a perfect metal and hardrock, but it??s not good for anything below.
The biggest problem is, that you get too much of thet metal zzzzzz with this pedal, so you barely can hear the notes you play, just the heawy metallic distortion.
It goes down pretty fast in a band.
Also, if the other guitarist doesn??t use a metal zone, the sound of the 2 guitars get too different.
No matter what you do, you get too much hights. And when you try to compensate this by ading more bass, you get too much bumm-bumm when you palm mute. Also, you can??t play normal (not power)-chords with it, becouse you just get a bunch of ear hurting noise.
I listen to a lot of music, from old-rock to emo to metal and punk, but this guitar doesn??t do them all.
As i said, it??s perfect for Metallica or Bullet for my Valentine-like metal, but nothing below it.
I will sell this pedal, to get a Marshall Jackhammer instead. It has the same metallic palm muted sound, but a bit softer, just more marshall.
Listen to Sanitarium from LIMP BIZKIT, that??s the tone, you get with a Jackhammer. Listen to Sanitorium from METALLICA, that??s the sound you get with a Metal Zone.

Indestructible.
I never needed a backup for any of my boss pedals.

Never needed to call them....

If you play any kind of metal, this pedal is just for you.
If not, try something else.
A lot of amateur guitarrists think, they need alot of distortion to get their favorite bands sound. But if you listen more carefully, you just realise, that??s the bass guitar you hear. (sometimes)

its really easy to use as i like the concentric knob design
just the slightest tweaking can give you a good sound
the manual gets you statred fiddling with the knobs but the presets suck for what this pedal is made for

i am running an allen lp and a dean ml shadow through this pedal i dont really use amps often but i play through a pair of sony noise cancelling headphones and i also use an ax5g to get it in stereo. this peadal isnt noisy like most pedals in its price range, of course there is a little noise because it is a distortion pedal i can get most of my metalcore and doom settings on this pedal very easily, also turn down the mids cuz they are very loud!!

the casing is tough as nails but i also play many different styles so i only use it for metal and hard rock

i usually play metal but i dont really like the tube tone as much as i like pure solid state without emulation of the tubes
i have been playing guitar for over a year and a half i also own a ax5g effects processor if this item was stolen i would get a metal muff instead for the sound i want i love all the tonal possibilities i dont really like the tube tone but only cuz i suck i bought this item on a whim during a road trip overall this is a good item if you like tube tone.

this pedal is pretty easy to use. when I first got one about 10 years ago it took me about a couple weeks to find the sweet spot that I was looking for on this panel.this is how I dialed it in, it's been dialed in this way for over 10 years. Starting with the level I have at 12 o'clock the high and low knob is dialed in at two o'clock the mid and middle frequency is dialed in at 10 o'clock and the distortion is dialed that 12 o'clock. this is a sweet spot for metal players

the sound out of this thing is awesome!!! the metal's own I'm playing right now is probably about the fifth one I have owned, if this one got stolen I would for sure by another one. I play a Stratocaster, I plug in to the metal zone and then it's plugged into a MXR sixth band EQ. I find that the six band EQ makes the metal zone come alive.

very very reliable, I have dropped these petals down flights of stairs drop yet on concrete and still they keep on giving her. I could throw this thing at a wall and you would still work.

this is the most heaviest panel that you'll find, I have been playing for 15 years and have been through a lot of gear this panel is a staple if you ask me.

Dial up yor gain to your desire, adjust the level to suit and from there on its just a matter of finding the right eq setting
That can be the daunting task but for every guitarist there is always the search for that hidden tone that may lie just beyond another turn of that dial.
There is no getting bored here when searching for a tone from the massive range of eq options on offer.
I did have a bit of a hard time finding my setting for the mids but i basically have the frequency set at about 10pm and the level for the mid frequency set between 1 and 2pm

If you want the METAL sound then buy this pedal!!!!
I cant say I have tried the new Metal Core but if you own a Metal Zone you should have no need to.
As with all distortion pedals you get some background hiss with it at high gain, I run mine at 3pm, but its easily controlled with good muting technique.
I run a GE-& after my MT-2 purely for balancing out the difference between my Strat and My Zakk Wylde Les Paul but other than this there is no need for any extra eq.

I originally borrowed one of these pedals for a gig many years ago and I barely even bothered to set it up and man ... That night i had the Fear Factory tone from hell!!!
I went out 2 days later and bought one.
Sold it few years later cause was broke and needed the cash but when it came time to get a new distortion pedal.. There was no contest... Metal Zone every time

Boss just build their pedals like tanks man so for reliability id say it is awesome.
Ask yourself this.... How many times have you seen a Boss pedal that is covered in dings, scratches etc, Literally looking like its been run over by a truck on a daily basis BUT it still sounds just as good as a new one.

I cant afford to own 2 of everything so I always used it without backup and never felt as though this was a risk.

Refer to my comments on Reliability.

Never had to have a boss pedal replaced or repaired.

I use this pedal for Metal and rock and it never dissapoints.
Run with a Strat it wails and run with a Les Paul it roars. What more could you ask for.
If it were ever lost or stolen for arguments sake I would DEFINATELY get another one.
I love the footswitch, large and easy to operate in beefy big combat boots.
I do have to admit though the large amount of adjustability on the mid settings was more than my small plug and play brain could handle at first but I eventually won.

I look at ease of use subjectively, and apart from the rest of the review. Sometimes because something is a 10 in ease of use doesn't mean it's better. In fact, sometimes the most confusing effect pedal in the world is the best.

I give this pedal a 7 because of the dual midrange eq knobs. There are a million different sounds in those 2 knobs! And these 2 knobs are the key to the Metal Zone's sound.

I doesn't sound all that bad, or that great. I've used this pedal for a very long time and with great results. Really, it sounds best with LOTS of mids. If you suck out all your mids your tone will SUCK! No one will hear you play and you will sound like sh*t! Even in the bedroom if it sounds cool to suck your mids, don't do it! You are hurting your ear for TONE! METAL, requires MIDS! Trust me, I spent half my life sucking out mids and trying to find a guitar/amp combo that sounded good live. IT DOESN'T WORK. crank those mids, and sound metal baby!

I've tried using this with a GE-7. Personally I hate the GE-7, I bought one to use in the effects loop of my 5150ii, but it destroys the tone horribly, and it certainly doesn't add much to the MT-2. You can add some clarity by boosting whatever frequency the the highest slider is. Honestly theres so many EQ options on the pedal itself you don't really need to couple it with a GE-7. Think of the Low/High and Mid/Mid on the Metal Zone with your amp's Bass, Mid and Treble as a 7 band eq!

I've only ever had 1 Boss pedal fail me. This one is not the one. (it was a DS-1).

I came upon this thing in a weird way. I used it for a small but good portion of my life, and thus I will forever treat it special and keep it forever. I play rock music. I have a good ear for tone and this thing gets the job done for metal. Play with the EQ a lot you can get a variety of good sounds out of it.